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[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 120 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 120

 Honoring small businesses during the Small Business Administration's 
    National Small Business Week, the week beginning April 24, 2005.

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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 25, 2005

Ms. Snowe (for herself, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Talent, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Cornyn, 
   Mr. Coleman, Mr. Burns, Mr. Bond, Mr. Allen, Mr. Isakson, and Ms. 
Landrieu) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and 
                               agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION

 
 Honoring small businesses during the Small Business Administration's 
    National Small Business Week, the week beginning April 24, 2005.

Whereas America's 25,000,000 small businesses have fueled the Nation's economy, 
        creating more than \3/4\ of all new jobs and accounting for more than 50 
        percent of the Nation's gross domestic product;
Whereas small businesses are the Nation's innovators, advancing technology and 
        fueling the economic growth and productivity;
Whereas the Small Business Administration has been a critical partner in the 
        success of the Nation's small businesses and these businesses' continued 
        economic growth;
Whereas the mission of the Small Business Administration is to maintain and 
        strengthen the Nation's economy by aiding, counseling, assisting, and 
        protecting the interests of small businesses and by helping families and 
        small businesses recover from natural disasters;
Whereas the Small Business Administration has helped small businesses access 
        critical lending opportunities, protected small businesses from 
        excessive Federal regulatory enforcement, played a key role in ensuring 
        full and open competition for government contracts, and improved the 
        economic environment in which small businesses compete;
Whereas the Small Business Administration, which was established in 1953, has 
        also provided valuable service to small businesses through financial 
        assistance, technical assistance, procurement assistance, small business 
        advocacy, and disaster recovery assistance;
Whereas for over 50 years the Small Business Administration has helped 
        approximately 22,000,000 Americans start, grow, and expand their 
        businesses and has placed almost $250,000,000,000 in loans and venture 
        capital financing into the hands of entrepreneurs;
Whereas the Small Business Administration has helped millions of entrepreneurs 
        achieve the American dream of owning a small business; and
Whereas the Small Business Administration will mark National Small Business 
        Week, the week beginning April 24, 2005: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) honors small businesses during the Small Business 
        Administration's National Small Business Week, the week 
        beginning April 24, 2005;
            (2) supports the purpose and goals of National Small 
        Business Week; and
            (3) commends the Small Business Administration and the 
        Small Business Administration's resource partners--
                    (A) for their work, which has been critical in 
                helping the Nation's small businesses grow and develop; 
                and
                    (B) for being key players in the Nation's economic 
                vitality.
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